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N.B. company says its rapid-test technology for sewage can help detect COVID-19 early

N.B. company says its rapid-test technology for sewage can help detect COVID-19 early

FREDERICTON — A Fredericton-based company has filed a patent for a technology it says can help provide rapid, early detection of COVID-19 in a community by testing its sewage.
Sobeys next in line to hike supplier fees after Loblaw, Metro, analysts say

Sobeys next in line to hike supplier fees after Loblaw, Metro, analysts say

Analysts said Monday that Stellarton, N.S., based grocer Sobeys Inc.
Cenovus shares plummet on news of its $3.8-billion deal to buy oilsands rival

Cenovus shares plummet on news of its $3.8-billion deal to buy oilsands rival

CALGARY — The all-share deal by Cenovus Energy Inc. to buy Husky Energy Inc. for about $3.8 billion will likely spark more mega-mergers among Canadian oil and gas majors, according to a veteran oilsands analyst.
Chicken wire nowhere to be found amid surge in DIY food production

Chicken wire nowhere to be found amid surge in DIY food production

HALIFAX — After the pandemic prompted the cancellation of most of his concerts for 2020, Dave Gunning decided to raise laying hens on his rural Nova Scotia property. He immediately ran into a problem: Chicken wire was nowhere to be found.
Feeding Houston's hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy

Feeding Houston's hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy

HOUSTON — In car lines that can stretch half a mile (0.8 kilometres ), workers who lost jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic and other needy people receive staggering amounts of food distributed by the Houston Food Bank.
Chinese fintech could shatter records with $35B share offer

Chinese fintech could shatter records with $35B share offer

HONG KONG — The world’s largest fintech company, China's Ant Group, will try to raise nearly $35 billion in a massive public offering of stock that would shatter records.
Sept. new home sales fall 3.5%, after strong summer season

Sept. new home sales fall 3.5%, after strong summer season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sales of new homes fell by 3.5% in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 959,000 million units, the Commerce Department said Monday, as the housing market's hot summer buying season cooled.
Bombardier to get less cash in sale of aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems

Bombardier to get less cash in sale of aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. will receive less cash than it originally had agreed to in the sale of its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding Inc.
Blackstone to buy Simply Self Storage from Brookfield for US$1.2 billion

Blackstone to buy Simply Self Storage from Brookfield for US$1.2 billion

TORONTO — Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy Simply Self Storage from a Brookfield Asset Management real estate fund for approximately US$1.2 billion.
Brookfield Business Partners to buy residential mortgage insurer Genworth MI Canada

Brookfield Business Partners to buy residential mortgage insurer Genworth MI Canada

TORONTO — Brookfield Business Partners LP has signed a deal to buy the remaining interest in Genworth MI Canada Inc. that it does not already own in an offer that values the company at about $3.8 billion.